| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Walden Two : a behaviorist utopia -- Behavioral psychology and the design of society -- Skinner's utopian vision and the issue of control -- The road not taken : Skinner, experimental communalism, and token economies -- Sunflower House -- Lake Village -- Walden Three -- The early days of Twin Oaks Community -- The planner manager system -- The communal child care program -- The labor credit system -- The appeal of the labor credit system for the communities -- Movement, or, What communards meant when they said Walden Two -- Why people leave -- Mexican contexts -- Education -- The economic structure -- Leadership and decision-making -- Behaviorism as religion |
| Summary |
Describes one of the most controversial fictional utopias of the twentieth century. This book explores the dynamics of the communities, with an examination of the two surviving Skinnerian communities: Comunidad Los Horcones in Mexico, and Twin Oaks in Virginia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references pages ([235]-240) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-1990. Walden Two
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Utopias -- United States
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Behavior modification -- United States
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Communal living -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Behavior modification
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Communal living
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Utopias
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019718590 |
| ISBN |
9780252091650 |
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0252091655 |
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1283583534 |
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9781283583534 |
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9786613895981 |
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6613895989 |
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